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Founder Dinner in Seattle.

Small, curated dinners for founders, operators, investors and builders in Seattle. Six to ten people, one table, and a restaurant worth going to. The first Seattle tables are being set now.

An evening in four parts.

Only the first one involves a form.

  1. A few minutes

    Apply

    Tell us what you’re building, where you are, and the kind of people you’d enjoy meeting. A person reads every application.

  2. Before dinner

    We set the table

    We choose the restaurant: somewhere worth the trip, with a private table and a menu chosen for the evening. Then we seat six to ten people who should meet.

  3. On the night

    Dinner

    Your host makes the introductions, then gets out of the way. The rest is conversation.

  4. The weeks that follow

    After

    Everyone you sat with is on your card, with the dinner noted. Then follow-ups, the introductions that should happen, and an invitation to the next table.

Exceptional people. Exceptional places.

No stage, no panel, no one working the room. A private table in a restaurant we’d go to on our own, and an evening paced for real conversation.

Guests deep in conversation around a dinner table with flowers, candles and wine
The conversation
A plated course beside wine glasses on a white tablecloth
The table
Wine being poured along a long dinner table full of guests
The pour
A private dining room, the table set with candles and glasses before guests arrive
The room
Six to ten seats
Small enough to share one conversation, big enough for a few surprises.
Seated on purpose
Every guest is chosen with the rest of the table in mind.
Rooms worth the trip
Chosen for the food, and for being able to hear each other.
No pitches
Leave the deck at home. The evening is better without it.
Come alone
Most people do. It’s the fastest way to meet everyone.
Not a one-off
The point is to keep seeing good people.
The Seattle skyline and Space Needle at dusk, Mount Rainier in the distance

Coming soon to a city near you.

The first tables are in Seattle, Bellevue and Tacoma. Somewhere else? Apply anyway and tell us your city. It helps us decide where to set tables next.

Better conversations start with the right table.

Apply in a few minutes. A person reads every application, and we’ll write when there’s a seat that fits.

Apply for a seat

Founding guests help shape what Founder Dinner becomes: the format, the cities, and who sits down next.